Reading Beyond Grades 2-3

For children in grades 2-3 reading at a 5th grade level. Challenging books for advanced readers that are still age-appropriate.
 

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81. The poison jungle

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Author:
Sutherland, Tui, 1978-
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5 stars
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"Some secrets are deadly. It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala. Every tree, that is, except those in the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war--and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is uniquely qualified to bring down the hives. But...

82. Polar bears: survival on the ice

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Author:
Viola, Jason
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"Do you have what it takes to live in one of the harshest places in the world? What if you had just a couple years to gain the knowledge you'll need to survive on your own? Join two curious polar bear cubs as they play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic. With each season, they learn polar bear biology and behavior, as well as strategies and skills that will help them thrive in a landscape that is rapidly changing beyond their control. Living with...

83. The Pompeii disaster

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
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Sent back in time to 79 AD, on a mission to photograph the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Flashback Four race to get their picture.

84. The Problem Child

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
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Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. As featured on NBC's The Today Show, the nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales-a spin taken up by hit movies and shows TV such as Once Upon...

85. Random body parts: gross anatomy riddles in verse

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Author:
Bulion, Leslie
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Guilford Juvenile Non-Fiction
J612 BULION
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"Of course you have a body, but do you have a clue where all the body parts you've got are found and what they do? You think you have a handle on your anatomy, but can you handle tricky riddle poems? Come on--let's see."--

86. Raymie Nightingale

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Author:
DiCamillo, Kate
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Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.

87. The right word: Roget and his thesaurus

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Author:
Bryant, Jen, 1960-
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The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.

88. Robots and drones: past, present, and future

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Scott, Mairghread
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Presents the history of robotics, from the world's earliest mechanized robots to modern machines used in the home, in the military, and in space exploration.

89. Rockets: defying gravity

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Author:
Drozd, Anne
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Guilford Juvenile Graphic
J GRAPHIC 621.43 DROZD
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In Rockets we explore the 2,000 years that rockets have been in existence. We dive into Newton's Laws of Motion--learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future! "How do you create a controlled explosion and harness that power for the benefit of humankind? Meet the visionary physicists, chemists, engineers, and entertainers (as well as mice, bears, tortoises, and more)...

90. Save me a seat

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Author:
Weeks, Sarah
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Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.

91. Secret coders

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Author:
Yang, Gene Luen
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Guilford Juvenile Graphic
JGRAPHIC YANG Vol. 3- Secrets and Sequences
Guilford Juvenile Graphic
JGRAPHIC YANG Vol. 4-Robots and Repeats
Guilford Juvenile Graphic
JGRAPHIC YANG Vol. 5-Potions and Parameters
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"Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!"--

92. The serpent's secret

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Author:
DasGupta, Sayantani
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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.

93. Share your smile: Raina's guide to telling your own story

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Telgemeier, Raina
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Offers writing prompts, activities, and tips and techniques for writing and illustrating a story.

94. Sharks: nature's perfect hunter

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Flood, Joe, (Illustrator)
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Presented in comic book format, this in-depth introduction to sharks examines their undersea terrain, their cunning adaptability, and their staggering variety. Includes glossary.

95. Sisters

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Author:
Telgemeier, Raina
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4.5 stars
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Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents,...

96. The sisters Grimm: Book 1 , fairy-tale detectives

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Buckley, Michael
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Guilford Juvenile Fiction
JFIC BUCKLEY 1
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Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

97. The sisters Grimm, Book 2: the unusual suspects

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Buckley, Michael
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Guilford Juvenile Fiction
JFIC BUCKLEY
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Ferryport Landing is having a monster problem, and the sisters Grimm try to solve it.

98. The sisters Grimm: Book eight , the inside story

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Buckley, Michael
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Guilford Juvenile Fiction
JFIC BUCKLEY 8
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As the fairytale detectives race through the Book of Everafter searching for their baby brother, they encounter various characters including the Editor and his army of Revisers, who threaten the children with dire consequences if they continue to change the stories.

99. The sisters Grimm: book four , once upon a crime

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Buckley, Michael
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Guilford Juvenile Fiction
JFIC BUCKLEY 4
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When the fairy-tale detectives rush to New York City hoping to find an Everafter who can cure Puck, they trigger a chain of events that includes a murder mystery, and learn many new things about their mother who, along with their father, is still in an enchanted sleep.

100. The sisters Grimm: book nine , the council of mirrors

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Author:
Buckley, Michael, 1969-
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Guilford Juvenile Fiction
JFIC BUCKLEY 9
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Hoping to save their family and the citizens of Ferryport Landing from the evil plans of Mirror, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm seek counsel from the other magic mirrors, who advise them to join forces with the Scarlet Hand.